Bouillon recovering from scrap

SAN JOSE, Calif.Francis Bouillon sported a neat row of four stitches under his darkened left eye at practice at HP Pavilion on Friday. His nose also looked slightly puffier than normal.

On Thursday, Bouillon got into a fight with Kings forward Wayne Simmonds. Consensus is that Simmonds won the bout that sent Bouillon to the locker room bloodied, bruised and with a broken nose.

Bouillon is an interesting player. He’s pretty much the nicest guy off the ice, but one of the toughest guys when he puts on his skates. Bouillon stands 5-foot-8 and often plays bigger than his height.

But why pick a fight with a player the stature of the 6-foot-2 Simmonds? When he needs his fists to send a message, Bouillon pretty much has no choice than to fight someone of greater size.

“There’s nobody pretty much my size (who fights),” Bouillon said with his trademark smile. “You try to do the best you can because you can get hurt. It’s a part of the game. It’s the first cut that I’ve had to my face. I’m sure it won’t be the last one.”